Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-06
Frank Smith, Miles City man, attempt
ed to kill a woman OF the town and shoots
his brother instead.

Frank Smith, Miles City man, attempt
ed to kill woman OF the town and shoots
his brother instead.
Secretrry Whitney sent n messenger
to inquire whether Mrs. Logan would
be willing to have the navy take part
in the funeral ceremonies, and whether
a guard OF honor would be accepted. An
affirmative answer was returned, and a
guard OF marines viii keep watch at Calu-
met place as guard OF honor. to remain
on duty doubtless until the funeral cere-
monies which are to be held in the senate
chamber oil Wednesday January 9Th.
In a recent interview Secretary Lamar
said: regard the death of Gen. Logan as
a public calamity. Intellectually, he was
er.estiniated by his opponents, not
fully appreciated by his near friends and
hardly oyerestimated by his warmest par
tisans and admirers. Though not an cpl
gramatic man, he possessed intellectuali in.
trepidity, a supreme iaith in the truth OF a
cause that he espoused, and he was never
crushed in debate, The death OF such a
q man is a loss to the government and to
the country.
At Cairo, Thomas Spicer eolored, was
thrown to the floor by Henry Hayes and
Thomas Meahan, who covered him with
turpentine aud set fire to his clothing. The
victim Uieti.
Rev. c. B. Scales OF East Lynn. H., who
ran away with Miss Matthews, leaving his
wife and five children behind. was arrested
at London, Ontario.
The Vienna correspondent ofthe London
Times says: Austrian statesmen declare
that the maintenance OF peace is entirely
dependent upon the action OF the car, and
as he drinks delirium tremens may at any
him tn aar mi ct ~
Jolly which would precipitate a war. Aus
tria must be ready for such contingency.
The Pastor Lloyd says that the car s
fear oil the nihilists is excessive and that
he is suspicious OF everybody with whom
becomes in contact, including even his own
wife and children.
New postmasters-Twiu Brooks. Dako-
Ia. Asa Storrer; Benoit. Rollette county,
Dakota, John A. Benvit. New offices-Sut-
ton, Mimi. NJ. J. Stevens,
Seventy or eighty little boys and girls,
mostly children of people in official life,
we're entertained at a Christmas Eve party
by Secretary and Mrs. Whitney. A huge
pine Christmas tree, gaily decorated, was
children danced for an hour or two.
Fire damaged the Alaska Stock COM
pany's building. Detroit, Mich, $37 900;
insurance, $17, 500.
The following patents have been issued:
Wiseonsin--R. Birkholz, Milwaukee, spiral
conyeyor; e. Dederick. Milwaukee, driv.
ing mechanism for ears; c. B. Henchell,
Milwaukee, cigar box label; w. A. Hol-
brook, Milwaukee. spring strip for inside
blinds. also one for outside blinds; j. C.
Scilleicher, Sun Prairie. corn planter, w.
c. Westaway, Beloit, windmill. Minneso-
too. S. Garfield, Minneapolis, horseshoe;
J. f.. Fox. Minneapolis, showcase j. A.
Mackenzie, Minneapolis, hinge mortisiDg
machine &. c. Wrenshall, ST. Paul, track
bolt. Iowa-R. Buchanan, Sioux City,
drum tightening; J w. Bunch, Keokuk,
wagon seat; l.. f. Hastings, Manning,
bracket; G. w. Penn, 0nawa. windmill; J.
q. Schwaller, Halber. wheel cultivator; G.
4. Slaughter. Atlantic, hosiery exhibition
and sale rack. Dakote-Maj. A. Bancroft
printing; ID. III. Houston, Hunter, photo
graphic apparatus.
The twelfth annual meeting OF the North
western Travelling Mems association was
held in Chicago. The election OF officers re-
suited as follows: President, James C.
Miller, secretary and treasurer, Charles H.
Hinman; directors, III. S. Pinney, D. X.
Clark. j. u. Patterson, George j. Reed II.
w. Cutter; vice presidents, Illinois, w. H.
RUSSELL Iowa, II. III. osgood; Minnesota,
W. ". oNEOlit w tbcOitcAuf DdCOU1
Indiana, w. S. Mcmillan; Missouri, n. G..
Wentmors; Michigan, Ira r. Wiles; Ohio,
Henry Rindskopf
Gen. Logan is lying at the point OF death
and the doctors have little hope of his re-
.coyery.
Senator's are joking Senator Van Wyck
because his name is spelled in the Congress
sional directory, Wick
Senator Beck said the other day: 81
was left trustee under q will for some
property in 81. Paul, and the benefciaries
almost qcarreled with me two years ago
because would not sell il for $50, 600.
have an offer Of $4,000 for the
same property, and am not going to
secept that. What do they think OF it
now" asked g congressman oithe senator.
Well they think am not quite such a
fool as they supposed. . replied Mr., Beck
with hsarty guffaw.
The t,llowing wers selected as Gen.
Logan's pail bearers: Gen. Simon Gamer